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Fintechs Invited to Work on Georgia’s Central Bank Digital Currency
7.5.2021
National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has issued a call for companies in the fintech sector, financial institutions and technology firms to support its efforts to create a digital currency. Georgia’s central bank wants to employ new technologies to raise the efficiency of the country’s payment...
ABBC Coin Is the Next Payment Coin in Buyaladdin, Holds 100x100x100 Event to Celebrate
6.5.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The global shopping platform Buyaladdin announces a huge collaboration with ABBC Foundation in an event called the 100x100x100 ABBC Event. In this event, the Buyaladdin team will pick 100 winners of 100 dollars every day for 100 days. More specifically, the team gives their...
Reserve Proposes Customers to Use Their Business Zelle Accounts to Process Payments
6.5.2021
Reserve, a fintech and cryptocurrency-related exchange and payment processing app, sent an email yesterday to its customers asking for their help in processing payments by leveraging their personal Zelle accounts to do so. This raised certain alarms in the community, that are now wary of...
Mastercard Finds 4 in 10 People Plan to Use Cryptocurrency in the Next Year
5.5.2021
Global payments giant Mastercard has conducted a survey of 15,569 consumers in 18 countries and found that 4 in 10 people plan to use cryptocurrency in the next year. Meanwhile, 93% of people will consider using at least one emerging payment method, such as cryptocurrency. Mastercard’s Crypto...
Auction giant Sotheby’s to accept BTC and ETH as payment via Coinbase
4.5.2021
Bitcoin and Ether will bring the next step of Sotheby’s crypto adoption after the firm debuted NFTs earlier this year, its CEO said
E-Commerce Giant Ebay Looking at Accepting Cryptocurrency for 187 Million Buyers, CEO Reveals
3.5.2021
Ebay is looking at cryptocurrency as a payment option for its 187 million buyers on the platform, the company’s CEO has revealed. The e-commerce giant is also exploring opportunities in the non-fungible token (NFT) business. Ebay Looking Into Adding Cryptocurrency as Payment Option Ebay...
Ebay exploring crypto payment options and NFT auctions
3.5.2021
According to CEO Jamie Iannone, eBay will be “looking at it and exploring opportunities” to enable nonfungible tokens
Turkey Updates Cryptocurrency Regulation Amid Payments Ban and Collapsing Exchanges
2.5.2021
The Turkish government has updated the country’s cryptocurrency regulation following the banning of cryptocurrencies for payments and failing crypto exchanges. Published in the Official Gazette on Saturday, the new rule adds crypto trading platforms to the list of entities covered...
Tezro, Your New Fastest and Most Secured Payment Tool
30.4.2021
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Tezro is a multi-purpose platform that allows you to chat and send cryptocurrency. According to Tezro, ‘your chat is your bank’. Not only can you use it to chat with a friend. You can use it to quickly...
Jobchain Optimizes Job Search and Salary Payment With Cryptocurrency
29.4.2021
Famous Spain-based project Jobchain has developed an intuitive blockchain solution that allows employers to search for talents and pay employees with cryptocurrency, thus saving valuable time. And some of the major enterprises have already experienced the practice’s benefits in real-world...
Customers From Latin American E-Commerce Giant Mercado Libre Can Buy Real Estate With Bitcoin
29.4.2021
The biggest e-commerce store in Latin America is the latest major company in the region to join the crypto adoption movement. Mercado Libre is now allowing its customers to buy a selected number of properties from real estate agencies with bitcoin. Properties Listed Don’t Offer Alternative...
African Property Development Firm Partners Online Leasing Platform in a BTC for Solar Cells Scheme
29.4.2021
South African property developer, New Age Properties, says it has partnered with Sun Exchange, an online leasing platform, as part of an effort to bring cheap and clean energy to low-income earners. Bitcoin for Solar Cells According to the two companies’ working arrangement, Sun Exchange...
JPMorgan and DBS to launch blockchain cross-border payment platform
28.4.2021
JPMorgan and DBS’ new blockchain interbank platform is designed to complement central bank digital currency projects
Chinese online retail giant JD.com adopts digital yuan for salary payments
26.4.2021
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com has upped its support for the country’s central bank digital currency
Top Chinese banks promote CBDC over local payment firms for shopping festival
26.4.2021
Leading Chinese banks are promoting the digital yuan over Alipay and WeChat Pay for an upcoming shopping festival in China
Online Music Store Beatport to Start Accepting Bitcoin Payments, Launches Curated NFT
22.4.2021
A major American DJ-related online music store has joined the crypto adoption frenzy by accepting bitcoin payments. Beatport is the latest firm that adopts a crypto payment gateway after signed a partnership with crypto exchange Crypto.com. Bitcoin Payment Gateway Will Be Launched in June Per Music...
Softbank-Backed Wework Adopts Crypto as Form of Payment and Holds in Balance Sheet
21.4.2021
Global space provider Wework has announced that it will now accept payment in select cryptocurrencies. The company has partnered with Bitpay and Coinbase for inbound and outbound transactions. In addition, the Softbank-backed company says it will also hold the currency on its balance sheet. Wework...
Newegg now Accepts Dogecoin as a Primary Payment Method
21.4.2021
Making an important official announcement that could impact the prices of Dogecoin in the coming days, the leading e-retailer chain in North America, Newegg, has announced Dogecoin as one of the official payment methods for shopping on its website. The electronic retailing chain is a well-known...
Electronics retailer Newegg now accepts Dogecoin as payment
20.4.2021
After debuting Bitcoin payments back in 2014, online electronics retailer Newegg added a Dogecoin payment option
Leading Bitcoin Payments Processor Bitpay Joins Crypto Patent Alliance COPA
18.4.2021
The world’s largest provider of cryptocurrency payment services, Bitpay has announced the company is joining the Square-founded crypto patent effort the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA). Bitpay has been working with blockchain products since 2011 and the firm will share open-source projects...